Definition of machicolated in English:

machicolated

adjective məˈtʃɪkəleɪtɪd

Provided with machicolations.
a machicolated fortress
Example sentencesExamples
- It is a small machicolated, projecting loggia used for defense.
- The cornices are machicolated, though nobody expects to pour hot lead from the machicoulis.
- This tower was raised thirty-three feet by Sir Jeffry Wyatville, crowned with a machicolated battlement, and surmounted with a flag-tower.
- An enceinte marked by the towers and machicolated balconies stretches along the Seine in front of the château.
- This imposing monument is strongly guarded with its round machicolated towers bearing terraces for the artillery.
- The carefully wrought and fully detailed weather vane, set high above the machicolated parapets of the building, at once attracts attention.
- The balcony can be reached by two bridges projecting from squat, machicolated towers - the houses have now been demolished, but the gallery remains.
- The first step is to recognise what is going on, and to take steps to shore up the machicolated and moth-eaten institution in which I now sit.
- Just below the machicolated parapet there are traces of the older crenellations.
- With its great round bastions and tall machicolated towers, Lahore station may look as if it is the product of some short lived collaboration between the Raj and the Diney Corporation.
- Each corner of these square towers is again surmounted by a projecting octagon turret, machicolated.
- One enters the court of arms through a door with a pointed arch defended by a machicolated gallery above.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Anglo-Latin machicollare, based on Provençal machacol, from macar 'to crush' + col 'neck'.

词汇	machicolated
释义	Definition of machicolated in English: machicolated adjective məˈtʃɪkəleɪtɪd Provided with machicolations. a machicolated fortress Example sentencesExamples It is a small machicolated, projecting loggia used for defense. The cornices are machicolated, though nobody expects to pour hot lead from the machicoulis. This tower was raised thirty-three feet by Sir Jeffry Wyatville, crowned with a machicolated battlement, and surmounted with a flag-tower. An enceinte marked by the towers and machicolated balconies stretches along the Seine in front of the château. This imposing monument is strongly guarded with its round machicolated towers bearing terraces for the artillery. The carefully wrought and fully detailed weather vane, set high above the machicolated parapets of the building, at once attracts attention. The balcony can be reached by two bridges projecting from squat, machicolated towers - the houses have now been demolished, but the gallery remains. The first step is to recognise what is going on, and to take steps to shore up the machicolated and moth-eaten institution in which I now sit. Just below the machicolated parapet there are traces of the older crenellations. With its great round bastions and tall machicolated towers, Lahore station may look as if it is the product of some short lived collaboration between the Raj and the Diney Corporation. Each corner of these square towers is again surmounted by a projecting octagon turret, machicolated. One enters the court of arms through a door with a pointed arch defended by a machicolated gallery above. Origin Late 18th century: from Anglo-Latin machicollare, based on Provençal machacol, from macar 'to crush' + col 'neck'.
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